G03B 15/05
Combinations of cameras with electronic flash apparatus
Official title: Combinations of cameras with electronic flash apparatus; Electronic flash units
G03B15/05 (Combinations of cameras with electronic flash apparatus) appears on 2,346 US grants and 1,702 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 2,346
- Published applications
- 1,702
- Assignees
- 581
- Inventors
- 3,191
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | 50 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 43 | 0 |
| 1981 | 39 | 0 |
| 1982 | 39 | 0 |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | 35 | 0 |
| 1985 | 37 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 43 | 0 |
| 1991 | 44 | 0 |
| 1992 | 40 | 0 |
| 1993 | 48 | 0 |
| 1994 | 39 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 65 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 46 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 7 |
| 2002 | 39 | 34 |
| 2003 | 32 | 22 |
| 2004 | 28 | 51 |
| 2005 | 24 | 80 |
| 2006 | 49 | 61 |
| 2007 | 29 | 44 |
| 2008 | 38 | 47 |
| 2009 | 51 | 66 |
| 2010 | 55 | 43 |
| 2011 | 48 | 52 |
| 2012 | 52 | 81 |
| 2013 | 63 | 63 |
| 2014 | 62 | 60 |
| 2015 | 54 | 102 |
| 2016 | 67 | 81 |
| 2017 | 70 | 100 |
| 2018 | 78 | 73 |
| 2019 | 85 | 85 |
| 2020 | 77 | 92 |
| 2021 | 76 | 78 |
| 2022 | 75 | 95 |
| 2023 | 73 | 101 |
| 2024 | 78 | 74 |
| 2025 | 84 | 63 |
| 2026 | 36 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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By later US patents
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